Today I flagged an answer that popped up during reviews. I flagged it as not an answer, because the dumped code did not solve the original question. I also left a comment to the answerer, telling him, that his answer would not solve the problem.

Shortly after, my flag deemed helpful as I can see on my profile; the post however did not get deleted. Instead, shortly after, I got a notification that the answerer commented my comment. He had edited his answer, but the edit made the content even worse.

Basically it is now just a link only answer that links to a question, that does not even provide a solution to a question that is now over two years old. Pretty complicated and pretty bad in my opinion.

I would flag this answer as not an answer again (already left a comment as well) to have others deal with it, but it says:

You have already raised this type of flag

Fine, I did, and the flag got handled apparently, but the answer is still bad. Now, how should I proceed? Raise a moderator flag, explaining the issue? It seems unnecessary to bother a moderator with the deletion of a simple link-only answer.

What options do I have in this case? I searched Meta, but I only found questions about disputed flags - which this is not.

BTW: I am not sure about what tags fit best here, feel free to suggest better ones.

The edit of the OP dismissed your flag. You can always hop into the SOCVR if you need assistance to have a second opinion on flags that might have been dismissed after editing. You might find the timeline useful to determine if your edit might have pushed the review task out the queue
– reneJan 20 '16 at 13:10

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"I flagged it as not an answer because the dumped code did not solve the original question" - that's not what that flag is for. Now they made it a link-only answer at it is at -3, so people can vote to delete it.
– CodeCasterJan 20 '16 at 13:11

Wow @rene, the timeline is awesome! Where can I find it usually? I still am a little scared about the chat, but I guess, it might be worth going there next time.
– T3 H40Jan 20 '16 at 13:12

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Wrong answers are not, not an answer. They are an answer, they are just wrong, If you see a wrong answer you can down vote, comment about it, cast a delete vote (20K priv with restrictions).
– NathanOliverJan 20 '16 at 13:13

Thanks for your input, CodeCaster and NathanOliver. I will mind this in future
– T3 H40Jan 20 '16 at 13:14

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@T3H40 the timeline can only be reached by handcrafting the url. And chat can be daunting, sure. In the SOCVR you'll find users with strong opinions but we are also a room with a strict set of guidelines which should prevent that things escalate ...
– reneJan 20 '16 at 13:21

@rene, thanks! Yes, I had a little read of some posts and the guidelines a while ago, I think during election. But I sure will have a look
– T3 H40Jan 20 '16 at 14:01